PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rodgers, Brian
AU  - Wassef, Heidi
AU  - Henderson, Robert
AU  - Colletti, Patrick
AU  - Pourzand, Lila
TI  - Evidence based medicine and the choice of treatment method for hyperthyroid patients. Hard science vs the Emperor’s New Clothes
DP  - 2011 May 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 1021--1021
VI  - 52
IP  - supplement 1
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/52/supplement_1/1021.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/52/supplement_1/1021.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2011 May 01; 52
AB  - 1021 Learning Objectives We briefly review the clinical and biochemical identification of hyperthyroid patients, along with differential diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. We review the types of hyperthyroidism and imaging of hyperthyroid patients. We focus on several major treatment options and their expected outcomes. Nuclear Therapy can be based on several popular approaches and these are compared. Trying to provide the best means for treating hyperthyroid patients is seldom easy. Nuclear Medicine physicians and Endocrinologists often base these decisions on experience rather than evidence based medicine. In this light, we hope to educate the reader about the treatment of hyperthyroid patients. Various options and methods will be reviewed in light of evidence based medicine